Ever since the nucleus of the atom was discovered in 1911, scientists have split, fused and smashed nuclei together to unravel its internal structure. Among the numerous researchers worldwide who are ...

Part of Physics (Single Science) Unit 1: Atomic and nuclear physics Most of the mass and all of the positive charge of an atom is in the nucleus. Most of an atom is empty space, (a vacuum). In 1897, ...

The atypical structure of the radium monofluoride molecule allows physicists to search for answers to some of the universe’s ...

The isotope lead-208 was predicted to be extremely stable and perfectly spherical because of the “magic” numbers of electrons and protons orbiting its nucleus. When researchers blasted lead-208 with ...

In 1922, Niels Bohr won the Nobel Prize for Physics. He won it “for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them.” Naturally then, his Nobel ...

Flatpack solution: schematic of a Z-shaped graphene electrode sandwiched between two thin layers of boron nitride (green slabs). The ultracold atoms are represented by the red cloud. (Courtesy: K.